The Soddit

Bingo Grabbins is a soddit who enjoys a comfortable life (apart from his feet, of course). But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandef, and a company of bizarrely Welsh dwarves drag him away on an adventure.

They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard (or so they say) guarded by Smug, a large and very tedious dragon. Bingo is reluctant to take part in this insane venture, but a dwarven dagger held to his throat soon surprises even himself and off the companions go on a quest that seems truly epic (well, until you read about what later happened to Bingo's cousin, at any rate).

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Bingo Grabbins is a soddit who enjoys a comfortable life (apart from his feet, of course). But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandef, and a company of bizarrely Welsh dwarves drag him away on an adventure.

They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard (or so they say) guarded by Smug, a large and very tedious dragon. Bingo is reluctant to take part in this insane venture, but a dwarven dagger held to his throat soon surprises even himself and off the companions go on a quest that seems truly epic (well, until you read about what later happened to Bingo's cousin, at any rate).

Oh, and Bingo finds this ring thing...

A.R.R.R. Roberts was born two thirds of the way through the last century, in London, England. He was educated at a rundown state school in Kent, and the ancient University of Aberdeen, where he graduated with a degree in English and Classics. After this he studied for a PhD at Cambridge, the subject of which had to do with both Robert Browning and the Classics. He presently works for Royal Holloway, University of London teaching English Lit and Creative Writing. He lives to the west of London with his wife Rachel and their children. A.R.R.R. Roberts is a pseudonym used by Adam Roberts. Learn more at www.AdamRoberts.com.

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